In 1907, the Artillery Examination Committee of the company Krupp demanded a successor model of the heavy field howitzer 02 with a long pipe return and a protective shield.
In 1913, finally, the pre-and introduction of the new gun. By increasing the caliber length, the range of the gun could be increased by 15%.
After the First...
In response to the demands of the German Ministry of War for its own armored cars, the Büssing company presented in 1915 the prototype of the Büssing A5P, the dimensions of which put all previously known armored vehicles in the shade.
Since the company Büssing already had several years of experience in the production of trucks,...
With the arrival of German troops in Belgium at the beginning of the First World War, the infantry was completely surprised by the appearance of Belgian Minerva type armored vehicles. These vehicles were well armored and equipped with weapons and sat down the German troops beyond measure to the defense. This meant that the German...
In the course of the First World War and the realization that the German troops urgently needed armored vehicles, the War Department commissioned various companies in the Reich to develop these vehicles.
Among other things, the prototypes of the Dür car and the Treffas car were created from this invitation.
The Dür car was a prototype of...
With the outbreak of war, the high loss figures of soldiers and the increasing positional warfare on the Western Front, the German Ministry of War made it clear that armored vehicles were to be built to supply troops, to tow heavy artillery or to attack directly against enemy troops can be used.
As a result, on...
In the course of the First World War, howitzers, in contrast to field cannons, are becoming increasingly important. Thus, the development of new howitzers was driven and demanded. Also, a higher range and speed of fire was required, which is reflected in the field howitzer 16.
This howitzer was delivered to the German troops in 1916...
The 10.5-cm field howitzer 98/09 went back to the 10.5 -cm Feldhaubitze 98, which were delivered at the end of the 19th century to the German troops. Just a few years later, the introduced model was outdated as a solid recoil weapon and the company Krupp was commissioned to modernize the gun.
Between 1902 and 1904...
The 7.7 cm light field cannon 16 was a development from the 7.7-cm field gun 96 n / A and should compensate for the lower penetration and range compared to the Allied guns. In addition, due to the war, the requirement for a simple and rapid production of a gun was made to the economy.
At...
The development of the 7.7 cm field gun 96 n. A. is based on the introduction of the pipe recoil guns in France at the end of the 19th century. As a result, the manufacturers Krupp and Ehrhardt were commissioned to develop an equivalent gun.
The testing took place in 1903 before 1905 with the delivery...
